Compare LGBT Rights in Tennessee

Equality Index ?
56 / 100
Legal Index ?
58 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
53 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1996
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2015
Censorship of LGBT issuesState-enforced
Since 2023
Right to change legal genderIllegal
Since 2023
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2023
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationNo protections
Since 2024
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2020
LGBT housing discriminationNo protections
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2017
Intersex infant surgeryNot banned
Serving openly in militaryLesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Since 2025
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2023
Conversion therapyNot banned
Equal age of consentEqual
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